Cleveland Indians

Seven years after the Cleveland Indians began de-emphasizing their Chief Wahoo logo, Major League Baseball announced Monday that the team will cease using the controversial caricature on its uniforms beginning in the 2019 season. While the decision puts the spotlight again on franchises that continue to use Native American imagery and nicknames, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday not to expect any change to the Redskins' name in the foreseeable future.

"As you know, this issue has been around for several decades, if not longer," Goodell said on ESPN Radio's "Golic & Wingo" show, when asked whether he's thought any more about talking with Redskins...

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Seven years after the Cleveland Indians began de-emphasizing their Chief Wahoo logo, Major League Baseball announced Monday that the team will cease using the controversial caricature on its uniforms beginning in the 2019 season. While the decision puts...

The Cleveland Indians are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year after decades of protests and complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature used in one version or another since 1947 is racist.
The move, announced Monday, came...

PRO BASEBALL:
The Cleveland Indians called up former Poquoson High and Virginia Cavaliers left-hander Kyle Crockett to their bullpen.
He earned his first promotion of the season after excelling with Triple-A Columbus. Crockett has a 1.85 earned-run...

A rain delay helped end a drought.
The sky opened over downtown Cleveland that unseasonably warm Nov. 2 night, giving Cubs fans 17 long minutes to ponder their panic and question curses — a cat, a goat, a fan and a first baseman.
Mother Nature also...

As the provisions of baseball's new collective bargaining agreement trickled out Wednesday night, The Associated Press reported one of the most noteworthy changes: The All-Star Game will no longer decide home-field advantage in the World Series, and...

Harry Caray, this Bud's for you.
Anheuser-Busch has honored the legendary sportscaster, who died in 1998 having not seen his beloved Cubbies make it to the World Series, with a video that has him calling the end of Game 7 this week, when the Chicago Cubs...

Team President Theo Epstein encountered actor and longtime Cubs fan Bill Murray in the chaos that was the Cubs’ clubhouse following their victory over the Indians in Game 7 of the World Series and let the Evanston native and graduate of Loyola Academy...

Grown men and women wept.
Fireworks lit up the sky in both the city and suburbs, while school-aged children gathered on sidewalks long after bedtime to cheer honking cars.
Thousands poured into Wrigleyville, forcing street closures around the ball...

Nirvana. Valhalla. Upstairs at Murphy’s Bleachers.
Pick your heaven. It’s flying the "W" right now.
The Cubs won the World Series.
After 108 years, the Cubs won the World Series.
In your lifetime, people, the Cubs won the World Series.
They did it by...

Finally.
The most epic drought in sports history is over, and the Cubs are world champions.
After 108 years of waiting, the Cubs won the 2016 World Series with a wild 8-7, 10-inning Game 7 victory over the Indians on Wednesday night at Progressive...

Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling announced plans on Tuesday to run against Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate if his wife agrees, but he declined to apologize to Rhode Island taxpayers left on the hook for tens of millions of dollars when his...

At this year's All-Star Game, five of the American League starters and three of the National League starters were either born in Latin America or were children of Latin Americans.
It made sense given the strong representation of Latino players in MLB,...

Colin Kaepernick’s preseason anthem protest crept into several NFL regular season openers and has remained a hot topic in the sports world for several weeks, but it has not bled over into Major League Baseball.
Orioles outfielder Adam Jones told USA...

Mark Reynolds, who boasts plenty of power despite years of being prone to strikeouts, has got to be enjoying the ride with the National League-leading St. Louis Cardinals.
The numbers:
Player, Level, Team, Org., Pos., Avg., G, AB, R, H, HR, RBI, OPS;...